Main Street Schoolhouse, Hamilton, Ohio

       The Main Street Schoolhouse is a private, non-profit school founded and directed by Karen Cocina.  It is clear from her comments to our group that she has paid close attention to the needs of  her students and she has arranged a variety of programs to fulfill those needs. International students can complete requirements for a high school diploma, not just a GED. I did not know before that private school students do not have to take the OGT. That test is such an impediment to ELL students that even if a student had most of the high school credits, completing their high school program with her and getting the diploma with the Main Street Schoolhouse, could be a way around the challenge of that test.